Tech Talk - Making Renders with LiveQuartz!

Ok, to start off, you need:

1. A Mac (Leopard is best)

2. LiveQuartz (download here)

Hey guys! 

Have you ever seen one of those snazzy logos with a Club Penguin object that didn't have a white background, yet when you tried to do something like that you couldn't find out how to get that BG to go away?

Well, today I'm going to help you make a render - for free!

Here are the steps!

1. Grab the image you want to make a render of and drag it onto the LiveQuartz logo on your Dock.

2. Select the Erasing tool and erase the outer stuff, leaving only the object you are rendering. (Confused? Look at this:)

3. Continue to erase around the object, then add a layer (click the plus button next to the minus button) and drag it underneath the main layer. Then, paint with a semi-bright color - don't make it black - and use this technique to make sure there is NO outer stuff around the object, kinda like this:

3. Now that you've done that, click and hold the button with the little wavy line, and select the line tool from the drop down list.

4. Adjust the size of the line, and "trace" the object you are rendering slowly. If you want, you can zoom in to make it a little more detailed. You can also draw the lines out to the side or on the object to see which line size is right for you! Refer to this for help:

(Oh yeah, change the color to black for the line. It works on every object except for real people pictures/real objects.)

5. Now crop the object, and save it with the name you want.

6. Enjoy your new render!

If you want, take as much time as you need on step 4. That way it won't turn out as choppy. Also, be sure to zoom out to 100% if you zoomed in when "tracing".

Waddle till your feet catch fire!

SSD~